Xiplomacy: Warmth that transcends borders

During a visit to a farming family in Costa Rica back in 2013, he reflected on his own experience working in China's countryside, saying he had been a farmer and personally knows what life is like for Chinese farmers.

Walking through the family's small coffee plantation, Xi paused repeatedly to ask the host, Marco Tulio Zamora, about coffee cultivation, production and sales.

For Zamora, the conversation was unforgettable. He said he had rarely seen a foreign leader visit an ordinary family like his, adding that his family felt deeply honored.

During his visit to Serbia in 2016, Xi toured the Smederevo Steel Plant. Inside the vast and bustling hot-rolling workshop, machines roared and heat filled the air. Xi stopped from time to time, closely observing the production process and asking detailed questions about the plant's operations.

Later, Xi visited the staff canteen. What interested him most was the everyday lives of the employees. Nenad Cvetanovic, a veteran employee at the Smederevo Steel Plant, still recalls the sense of encouragement among workers when the Chinese leader told them that the plant would "surely be revitalized."

"President Xi's interaction with us resonated deeply among the workers at the steel plant. His care for us came straight from the heart, giving us a strong sense of security and hope," he said.